2024 is still continuing its run as a great hip-hop year, and as you'll see on our latest Fire Emoji playlist update, new releases this week are no different. First up is the new and long-awaited album from Cordae, The Crossroads , whose only feat more impressive than its stellar guest list is the amount of growth that the North Carolina rapper displays here. There are boisterous bangers, introspective jams, a real hunger to be the best MC possible, and plenty of soulful instrumentation.
As far as specific highlights, we'd recommend "No Bad News" with Kanye West as a great taster. Speaking of new albums on Fire Emoji , we also wanted to shout out Denzel Curry 's expanded version of his KING OF THE MISCHIEVOUS SOUTH Vol. 2 mixtape.
The new records are pretty gritty and hard-hitting, and "GOT ME GEEKED" specifically unlocked a new flow for Zeltron that shows he's still as dynamic as ever on the mic. Another fresh LP to talk about is the return of Young Nudy and Pi'erre Bourne, as they linked up for another full-length with Sli'merre 2 . It's just as woozy, chilled-out, and wavy as you would expect, as songs like " Get Fu*ked Up " exemplify their chemistry.
Read More: Cordae Claims He Doesn't "Give One F**k" About First Week Album Sales Finally, we wanted to point you to NBA YoungBoy's new project I Just Got A Lot On My Shoulders , the latest installment in this prolific catalog. Not every cut on here is as outwardly aggressive as you might expect though, such as the light melod.